How can I erase and re-install Leopard with dropped-in DVD?

Hi,
I bought my first mac on the day Leopard was released. It came with Tiger pre-installed, and Leopard DVD was dropped in. When I install Leopard, it didn't even give me the option for a clean installation. So I guess the DVD is for upgrade only? Now the permissions on my system is messy, and I want to erase everything and re-install Leopard. Is it possible? Do I have to install the Tiger from original DVD first and then upgrade to Leopard?
Ironically Windows Vista (Ultimate) runs beautifully on my iMac under Boot Camp, where I do most work related things. When I re-install Leopard, is it possible to keep Windows Vista partition unaffected?
Thank you.
Rxiesling

You need an ext HD to backup SL, either using something like Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper!, or Disk Utility or using Time Machine to backup just the SL partition.

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